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March - 2018 Issue : 17

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Article : 2 Airborne Wind turbine

Article - 1 : Film Farming

Film farming refers to an alternative method of

organic farming that uses a hydro membrane

composed of a water-soluble polymer (hydrophilic

booster, SkyGel) and a hydrogel-based IMEC lm as

opposed to traditional soil. SkyGel acts as a reservoir

and fertilizer for the plant, holding water up to 1,000

times its weight. The IMEC lm and the SkyGel work

together to reduce the plant's water intake by 90%

while increasing crop yield and plant productivity. The

produce grown with the hydrophilic booster is

exceptionally nutritious and rich in sugars, GABA and

Lycopene. Additionally, crops grown using lm

farming technology are resistant to pathogens. The

hydro membrane absorbs the water and nutrients

provided by the culture medium but it does not

release any to the plant side. The surface of the hydro

membrane cannot be penetrated by bacteria or

viruses so pesticides become unnecessary. Plants

grown with a hydrophilic booster have proven to be

more resilient with enhanced seed germination and

an improved plant survival rate.

This unique method of farming was invented in 2009

by Dubai-based Company Agricel, founded by Yalman A.

Khan and Kunal G. Wadhwani. The Agricel network is

primarily based in Japan but it has extended to China and

Australia. Agricel's vision seeks to feed the future by

promoting lm farming and the use of hydrophilic

boosters in an effort to limit the use of water and to ght

world hunger. With the addition of a greenhouse,

agriculture can be utilized anywhere in the world with lm

farming and hydrophilic technology.Source: http://www.appropedia.org/Film_Farming

Article - 2 : BioLite

BioLite is a rst camping stove that can burn wood for

cooking and recharging USB-enabled electronic

devices. The CampStove was launched in 2012 and is

predominantly used by outdoor enthusiasts. The

BioLite Camp Stove is a top loading wood stove

suspended on a fold-out stand. It comes with an orange

battery pack and power converter which converts the

heat from a re into electric power and powers an

integrated fan that is used to intensify the heat produced

by the wood stove.

Renewable biomass fuels such as sticks, pinecones,

and brush power the stove, replacing resources like

charcoal or petroleum. The CampStove can boil water

in ve minutes. Smaller than the Home Stove, the

CampStove is 8.25” tall and weighs 33 oz, but like the

larger model, excess heat is converted into energy.

BioLite sells stoves in over seventy countries. The

CampStove has also been used as an emergency

preparedness tool. In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy,

tables were set up in New York City, offering those

without power hot drinks and a chance to charge their

cell phones.

Temperatures can reach between 1200-1600 degrees

F in the BioLite. The BioLite Portable Grill, released in

2013, is designed to work with the CampStove. Features

include a fuel intake lid for re maintenance, compact

design with foldable legs and a travel cover for

transportation. The travel cover can additionally function as

a serving dish or cutting board. The steel grill grate has

three temperature zones for searing, cooking, and toasting.

The grill weighs in at just less than 2 lbs (0.9 kg).

Source: http://www.appropedia.org/Film_Farming

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*Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airborne_wind_turbine

Article - 3 : Airborne Wind turbine An airborne wind turbine is a design concept for a wind

turbine with a rotor supported in the air without a tower. This

new generation of systems employs ying tethered wings

or aircraft in order to reach winds blowing at atmosphere

layers that are inaccessible by traditional wind turbines.

It is more beneting from more mechanical and

aerodynamic options, the higher velocity and persistence of

wind at high altitudes, while avoiding the expense of tower

construction, or the need for slip rings or yaw mechanism.

Airborne wind turbines may operate in low or high altitudes;

they are part of a wider class of Airborne Wind Energy

Systems (AWES) addressed by high-altitude wind power

and crosswind kite power. Towers are often too low to catch

the best winds. By ying remote-controlled wind turbines

where winds are stronger and more consistent, a lot more

energy can be harvested, and it's clean energy from an

endless source.

With Airborne wind turbines, isolated communities in South

American jungles or Alaskan islands could have easier,

cheaper access to technology that most take for granted.

Electricity would be available to pump clean water from

central wel ls, preventing waterborne diseases.

Refrigeration would be possible in hot climates to keep food

fresh and store life-saving prescription drugs. Even cell

phone communications might be possible in some places, if

cellular repeaters could be integrated into the high-ying

turbines.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/12/tech/innovation/ big-

idea-airborne-wind-turbines/index.html

Article - 4 : Plant Lamps” Turn Dirt and Vegetation into a Power Source

Researchers at the Universidad de Ingeniería y

Tecnología (UTEC) have developed a technique for

capturing the electricity emitted from plants. Actually, to

be fair, it's Geobacters a genus of bacteria that live in the

soil that do the grunt work.

Nutrients in plants encounter microorganisms called

'geobacters' in the dirt, and that process releases

electrons that electrodes in the dirt can capture. A grid of

these electrodes can transfer the electrons into a

standard battery. UTEC has partnered with global ad

agency FCB to produce 10 prototypes and distribute

them to houses in the rainforest village of Nuevo

Saposoa. Each contains an electrode grid buried in dirt,

in which a single plant grows. The grid connects to a

battery, which powers a large LED lamp attached to an

adjustable arm on the outside of the box.

UTEC has a tradition of this sort of humanitarian

innovation.” A while back, it found a way of growing

plants on platforms using clean moisture pulled from the

air in a region whose groundwater and ground has been

ruined by pollution.” It's worth noting that UTEC's

researchers are hardly the rst to make use of

Geobacters they're some of biotech's most talented

microbes. In 2009 Time named the “electric microbe” one

of its 50 best inventions of the year. Recent research

conrms they're electrically conductive to boot, which

means in theory they can act like nano wires for

transmitting electricity. In addition to power generation,

Geobacters have also garnered attention for their ability to

metabolize pollution like radioactive material.Source: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/ 543781/plant-lamps-

turn-dirt-and-vegetation-into-a-power-source/

*Image source: https://thenextweb.com/creative/2017/07/22/dutch-startup-turns-plants-batteries/

*Image source: http://www.techaw.com/imec-technology-

growing-plants-without-soil/

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